Leveraged

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Sidwell: I couldn't help but notice you bought another 100,000 shares of Gillis Industries.Mike: It's gonna be fine.Sidwell: Do I look like an asshole to you? Where the hell did you get the money?Mike: You know where I got the money. I bought the shares on margin, and leveraged my company. The by-laws said I can do it.Sidwell: I don't care what the by-laws say. You did this without asking Mike: Look, I know you're pissed–Sidwell: Oh, I'm not pissed. I've been waiting for you to have the balls to do something like this since you got here. You raised my risk, but you also raised my reward, and on top of it, you did it like an investment banker: without permission.Mike: Well, thank you, Jonathan.Sidwell: Go get 'em. One more thing. [...] You have a week to deleverage my company. If you don't, you're out of a job.

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Having lost his partner on the inside, Mike moves to a hostile takeover of Gillis Industries. On the other side, Harvey and Louis pull out all the stops to make sure they win this takeover fight, and things take a personal turn. Meanwhile, Jessica and Malone come face-to-face with Sean Cahill, the attack dog with the weight of the SEC behind him, bent on bringing The Firm down.

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Harvey asks Louis to get his T.R.O. lifted, but when Louis prepares to Mike in court, Mike mentions Sheila Sazs being engaged, along with photoshopped images that Louis believes. Louis is unable to speak in court and thus the T.R.O. doesn't get repealed.

Mike goes to Tony Gianopolous for funding, although Louis informs him that it was Mike who told Jonathan Sidwell how to leave him and form his own company. Gianopolous then refuses to aid Mike and rudely tells him to leave. Outside, Louis informs Mike that investment bankers care more about sticking it to the ones they have a grudge against than money, and this gives Mike the idea to find a banker who is Harvey's enemy.

Mike finds Charles Forstman, who had a hidden feud with Harvey. Despite Mike asking for only $80 million, Forstman gives him $230 million as well as allowing him to choose what fate befalls Gillis Industries, on the sole condition that Jonathan Sidwell is cut out of the deal and does not receive a commission, which Mike agrees to.

Harvey visits Mike at his office and tells him not to engage in any deals with Forstman, revealing that their feud began when Harvey went to him in the past for funding and Forstman made him do something unscrupulous. Mike replies that he has no choice since Louis cut off his funding with Gianopolous, forcing him to work with Forstman.

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Harvey: Are you even listening? It was bad enough that Nigel rattled you with your unread cat letters. Now you're letting Mike do this?Louis: Harvey, please.Harvey: Shut the hell up! Look, I tried to warn you. And you stood there with your stupid leg up in the air telling me that the student was no match for the master. And all it took was one doctored picture for you to shit the bed!Louis: I didn't mean to–Harvey: Shut the hell up!

Harvey: Goddamn it, Louis. I don't wanna keep being mad at you, but you keep doing the same shit.Louis: But you see, this wasn't me being duped.Harvey: No. It was you letting your emotions lead you into doing something stupid. Again. You just had to stick it in his face. You know what? I'm done.Louis: It's not fair, you know. I'm emotional. You're cold. You're loved. And I'm hated.